This Week in WoW History: Argus Reveal, Fury of Hellfire, Shadow of the Necropolis

Hey everyone, and welcome to another bit of WoW History! Every week, we look down at important events that happened in WoW (or Blizzard!) for that week.\r\rCittadella del Fuoco Infernale and the original Naxxramas is released, we see the first signs of Argus appearing in the Azeroth skyline, and we see a preview for the Crusader's Coliseum! Let's get started, then!\r\r2017\rJune 20, 2017\rOnce the first few groups of people defeated Kil'jaeden in the Tomba di Sargeras, players started noticing some environmental changes in Azeroth's sky. As it was seen on the Kil'Jaeden defeat cinematic, Illidan opened a portal to Argus using the Chiave di Sargeras.\r\r\r\rHowever, Argus wasn't only seen in the cinematic... After defeating Kil'Jaeden, you could see Argus in the Azeroth sky in many locations across Azeroth! The sky became permanently adorned with Argus at Patch 7.3, until you defeated Argus il Distruttore in Antorus, il Trono Infuocato.\r\r\r\r\rCheck out when we reported Kil'Jaeden's cinematic and the change in Azeroth's sky!\r\r2015\rJune 23, 2015\r\r\r\rPatch 6.2, Fury of Hellfire, arrived on this day! This is the last major patch of Warlords of Draenor. Highlights include:\r\rNew Raid - Hellfire Citadel: Gul'dan has finally swayed the Iron Horde and summoned demonic allies to Cittadella del Fuoco Infernale. He needs to be stopped before the might of the Burning Legion is summoned to Draenor!\rNew Zone - Tanaan Jungle: The final Draenor zone, Giungla di Tanaan, is finally open for exploration! With many ways to conquer gear and a world boss with the return of Supremo Signore Kazzak, this zone is full of rewards for all players.\rNew Dungeon Difficulty - Mythic: First arriving with Draenor Dungeons, Mythic difficulty for dungeons is available for the most hardened of adventurers. This difficulty requires a premade group and pits you against bosses that offer high-level gear once a week.\r\rCheck out our Patch 6.2 Survival Guide!\r\r2009\rJune 24, 2009\rBlizzard released a preview of the third raid tier of Wrath of the Lich King, the Crusader's Coliseum! The completed form of the Coliseum hosted by the Crociata d'Argento is the place of dungeon, Ordalia dei Campioni and the raid Ordalia dei Crociati, both launched in Patch 3.2. Below, you can read the preview!\r\r\rThe Crusaders' Coliseum \rThe time to strike at the heart of the Scourge is drawing close. Clouds blanket the skies of Azeroth and heroes gather beneath battle-worn banners in preparation for the coming storm. They say that even the darkest cloud has a silver lining. It is this hope that drives the men and women of the Argent Crusade: hope that the Light will see them through these trying times, hope that good will triumph over evil, hope that a hero blessed by the Light will come forth to put an end to the Lich King's dark reign. \r\rSo the Argent Crusade has sent out the call, a call to arms for all heroes far and wide, to meet at the very doorstep of the Lich King's domain and to prove their might in a tournament the likes of which Azeroth has never seen. Of course, a tournament such as this needs a fitting stage. A place where potential candidates are tested to the limits of exhaustion. A place where heroes... become champions. A place called the Crusaders' Coliseum. \r\rProve Your Might\rThe Crusaders' Coliseum, a new raid set to open its doors once World of Warcraft's next content patch is released, will see you and your friends facing off against a series of increasingly challenging bosses, terrible monsters the Argent Crusade brought in from all over Northrend. Although the challenge is great, you will find that the prizes the Argent Crusade has to offer will make it all well worth your while. \r\rThe setup for the Crusaders' Coliseum is surprisingly straightforward. If you are familiar with the Ring of Blood quest line, you already have a vague idea of how the Crusaders' Coliseum plays out in principle. After you and your friends enter the coliseum, you will face the first of several bosses; once you've defeated a boss, you will move on to the next one. You must master the encounters one by one, until you finally face the raid's final challenge. Sound simple? That's because there is a twist. \r\rIn the "Heroic" version of the Crusaders' Coliseum, you and your raid only have a limited number of attempts for each raid lockout period, and each time your raid wipes, one of your attempts will be used up. To embark on the epic Trial of the Grand Crusader, you must first prove your worth by clearing either the 10 or 25 player version of the Crusaders' Coliseum's normal mode. After you have dealt the killing blow to the coliseum's final heroic mode boss will you be able to collect the Crusaders' Tribute, and the fewer attempts you needed to complete the Trial of the Grand Crusader, the better your reward will be. \r\rMeet (some of) the Bosses\r\rBeasts: Your first challenge will pit you against a group of terrifying beasts the Argent Crusade captured in Northrend, including (but not limited to) a magnataur and not one, but two jormungar wyrms. \r\rScourge: Some call the lieutenants of the Lich King fearsome creatures made of pure nightmare, which is doubtlessly a fitting description. How the Argent Crusade managed to capture these fiends remains a mystery; what's less mystifying is your fate should you fail to overcome this challenge. \r\r\r2006\rJune 20, 2006\rPatch 1.11, Shadow of the Necropolis, was released on this day! This is the last raiding major patch for WoW Classic. Highlights include: \r\rNew Raid - Naxxramas: The first version of the iconic raid was released on this patch! Naxxramas remained as one of the most difficult raids ever released in the history of the game, and it received a makeover once we went to Northrend during Wrath of the Lich King.\rTalent Cost Decay: Talent respects now decay over time. This paved the way to the now free talent changes we have!\r\rBelow, you can see the trailer for the patch!\r\r\r\rAnd you can check the full patch notes on this archived version of the WoW website!\r\rSo many raids in this update! I did Naxxramas during Burning Crusade and it was still incredibly difficult. I never got my Atiesh, Granbastone del Guardiano, but I do have a couple of Scheggia di Atiesh laying in my bank.\r\rDo you have any experience in Naxx? Or maybe a story involving the Trial of the Crusader or Hellfire Citadel? Let us know in the comments, and see you next week!

Commento di Furydeath

Commento di Automag

Vanilla Naxx. Killer of guilds.\r\rI still have a lingering hatred of it.

Commento di Arraya

on 2018-06-23T21:27:12-05:00

I really wish we could get Atiesh, it has such a simple, amazing appearance.\r\rMaybe one day they give us a similar staff in design. If only it'd have been an Artifact Appearance like Thunderfury :(

Commento di Chalice

on 2018-06-23T22:04:02-05:00

wish all the legendary's weapon appearance can be transmoged someday to recall our memory of those days

Commento di Ghouls

on 2018-06-24T02:58:39-05:00

Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here guys.\r\rI think it may be time to wrap this up.

Commento di verolesh

on 2018-06-24T03:42:24-05:00

It's just reminiscing on the past, no harm done. And you don't have to read all the articles if you don't want to :)

Commento di ticks187

on 2018-06-24T04:01:32-05:00

I love these articles for what they are! Back in Vanilla i could only dream of naxx. Couldnt even down first BWL boss then

Commento di Shirubia

on 2018-06-24T23:55:47-05:00

Did Naxx back in the day... Only managed 4 bosses (Spider wing plus Razuvius) during vanilla and the rest during BC... Never managed to get any splinters, (but managed to get 5 pieces of tier 3!) so a heartfelt congratulations to those who managed to get some splinters or even Atiesh! \r\rReally wish they opened this raid as a Timewalking raid :( So many changes made to the 10-25 version and some amazing weapon models that never made the jump to WotlK. Not even talking about Corrupted Atiesh, weapons like the Soulseeker, the Misplaced Servo Arm or even some armor models that were not the T3!